The UKs best Halloween nights of 2013

Winterwell Halloween: Voodoo and Black Magic, London

Where? Loft Studios, Kensal Green, NW10 6QW

When? Saturday 26 October, 9pm4.30am

The team behind Winterwell, one of the best boutique festivals of the summer, are back for their sixth annual Halloween ball. Expect one of the best-turned-out Halloween crowds in London, a headline DJ set from the legendary Norman Jay MBE, live music from electro-swing stalwarts The Correspondents, interactive theatre performances, voodoo dolls, witch doctors and lots of deliberately unpleasant surprises. Spread over three separate rooms of a spooky, rambling old warehouse overlooking St Marys Cemetery, Kensal Green, it promises to be a night that will live long in the memory. Dont give yourself nightmares now...

Real Radio XS Halloween Monsters Ball, Manchester

Where? Academy 1, Oxford Road, M13 9PQ

When? Saturday 26 October, 7pm  1am

Dance and pop is all very well, but the genre that really comes into its own at Halloween is heavy rock. Accordingly you could do a lot worse than the Monsters Ball with live music from tribute acts Green Haze (Green Day) Snowblind (Black Sabbath) and Alike Cooper (Well leave you to work that one out). No word on exactly what antics the wannabe Prince of Darkness will be emulating but seeing as this is Halloween were confidently predicting bucketloads of fake blood. Lets just hope the bands can keep it to themselves it probably wont mix very well with the pole dancers planned for later in the evening. For those about to rock, we salute you.

Ashton Court Mansion Halloween Fancy Dress Ball, Bristol

Where? Ashton Court Mansion, Long Ashton, BS41 9JN

When? Saturday 26 October 7pm1am

A ball in a spooky, old Grade I listed mansion? It doesnt get much more Halloween. Travel just a mile and a half outside the city centre to step back in time with a diverse mix of music promised across two rooms: The Bar and The Library. The dress code is, of course, fancy. Turn up in your jeans and T-shirt and you're going to stand out like a thumb thats had a nail hammered through it. And when you cant do the Monster Mash anymore, there are blackjack and roulette tables, so you can see if you can work any voodoo magic on the odds. Its not cheating if no one knows how you do it

Remedy Halloween in Space, Leeds

Where? 36 Whitehouse St, LS10 1AD

When? Saturday 26 October, 10pm  6am

Tired of zombies? Vampires leaving you cold? Then how about Halloween in Space? If you thought youd already encountered the most stringent club door policies around, try this you have to blast your way through a haunted LaserQuest game just to get in, which is bound to give Door Nazis a whole new meaning. Once inside you can expect the sci-fi theme to continue with plenty of silver outfits and pointy ears. There are headline DJ sets from Eat Static, Proteus and live shows from Oood and Ben Fraser across five areas of entertainment in a UV drenched Beaver Works. There are also prizes for the best dressed and an alien themed haunted house. Prepare to be spooked.

The Halloween Masked Ball, Cornwall

Where? Rosuick Organic Farm, St Martin, Helston, TR12 6DZ

When? Saturday 26 October, 6pm6am

If youre in the West Country you really should be checking out the biggest Halloween party in the UK. In fact, its more than a party; its a festival. There will be DJ sets from members of Leftfield, Orbital and Faithless alongside 40 other local DJs and bands. Apart from the music theres a creepy unfair fairground deep in the woods with a helter-skelter, ghost train and spooky funhouse. Plus dont miss the Barn of Horror, Rave Yard, Voodoo Swamp and The Cardinal Sin Village. In true festival style camping is encouraged and, being autumn, comfort is king (heated Hobbit Hole anyone?). The really keen can get there on the Friday night for a silent disco and screening of The Exorcist in the woods. But the really evil fun begins on Saturday night. Dont say we didnt warn you.

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